OTTAWA — Incumbent Conservative MPs locked up some of the party’s first nominations Thursday for the 2015 election campaign, while other Tories and would-be politicians across Canada are scrambling to sell memberships and round up supporters for nomination votes expected over the next few months.

OTTAWA – Two of Canada’s leading conservative power players served notice Friday that Canada must do more to both strengthen and trumpet the country’s environmental credentials if it expects to fight off international climate criticism and achieve its energy and economic goals.

As management of five federally run Saskatchewan pastures is transferred to the province next month, some aboriginal groups who use and have lived on the land say they're worried about the fate of historic First Nations sites and their ability to purchase the land in the future.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Stephen Harper unveiled a larger ministerial team Monday he hopes will help his Conservative government overcome recent scandals and win the next election, injecting new blood and more women into cabinet while maintaining most of his economic team.